MERTENS, Dolores

MERTENS, Dolores German guitarist, harpist, pianist and composer. Berlin, April 2, 1932. She studied the guitar, the harp and the piano as a child and began composing when she was 14. In 1964 she composed light music and later turned to classical music. Her Moon Mission was transmitted to the first astronauts to land on the moon. She lives in Germany and the United States where she composes for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Compositions ORCHESTRA Works (wind orch) CHAMBER Pieces (hp, gtr, pf and…